Sport Management

The Sport Management program area serves the University, the public and professional
communities by providing opportunities for learning, research, scholarship, service, and
leadership through service and learning-centered activities, publications and presentations,
and mentoring students, colleagues, and practitioners. Courses of study stress development
of programming and management competencies in organizing, planning, and budgeting within
a variety of settings. Students are involved in learning the basics of sport management.
The program is nationally approved and recognized by the National Association for Sport
and Physical Education and the North American Society for Sport Management.

The program area offers degrees in Sport Management. Students may select from any of
following –

B.S. in Sport Management

Minor in Sport Management

M.S. in Sport Management – delivered online

M.S. in Sport management through credit-by-examination in cooperation with NCA
accredited Leadership Training Program of the National Interscholastic Athletic
Administrators’ Association [NIAAA]

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Sport Management

The Sport Management program area focuses on preparing students to enter the growing
discipline of sport delivery. Students will enter the commercial, professional sport,
collegiate sport, campus recreation, nonprofit sports programs, or community sports programs
upon graduation. Specific emphasis is given to governance of sport, marketing, finance,
event planning, and management functions.

Distance Education Students Residing outside of Indiana:
Each of the states has its own approval processes for out-of-state institutions offering distance
education. While Indiana State University endeavors to offer all of its programs to as wide an audience
as possible, all ISU distance education programs may not be available in all states.